Elk City vs Riggins

A side-by-side comparison of Elk City and Riggins: population, income, housing, and more.

Elk City and Riggins are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elk City has the higher population (270 vs 236 in Riggins). Elk City has the higher median household income ($59,643 vs $51,250 in Riggins). Elk City has the higher median home value ($356,700 vs $347,300 in Riggins).

Population, income & housing

	Elk City	Riggins
Population	270	236
Median age	40.4 yrs	65.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,643	$51,250
Median home value	$356,700	$347,300
Median gross rent	—	$667
Housing units	188	243
Homeownership rate	65.8%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	31.7%	14.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk City	Riggins
Population	147 → 270 (+83.7%)	258 → 236 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$36,438 → $59,643 (+63.7%)	$26,563 → $51,250 (+92.9%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $356,700 (+360.3%)	$162,500 → $347,300 (+113.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$829 → $667 (-19.5%)

Elk City

Population

147270

Median household income

$36,438$59,643

Median home value

$77,500$356,700

Riggins

Population

258236

Median household income

$26,563$51,250

Median home value

$162,500$347,300

Median gross rent

$829$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk City	Riggins
Under 5	18.5%	0.8%
5 to 17	7.4%	9.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	23.0%	3.8%
35 to 44	2.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	3.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	34.4%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	31.4%
75 and over	0.0%	18.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk City	Riggins
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	94.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk City	Riggins
No high school diploma	14.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	13.0%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	64.0%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk City	Riggins
Drove alone	83.7%	53.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	35.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk City	Riggins
1-unit, detached	46.3%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	53.7%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Elk City	Riggins
Poverty rate	12.6%	27.1%
Average household size	3.46	1.60
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1978	1979